…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 By Yeshi DolmaThe nation is embarking on a bold energy transformation that could reshape its economic and environmental future. The country aims to expand its installed generation capacity from 3,500 MW today to 25,000 MW by 2040- a target that represents a radical acceleration compared …

…𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒗𝒖𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚’𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒔 By Kinzang LhamoThe country’s standing as the world’s only carbon negative nation is facing growing pressure as global greenhouse gas concentrations reach record levels. The World Meteorological Organization’s Greenhouse Gas Bulletin 2025 reports that atmospheric carbon dioxide rose to 423.9 parts per million in …

…𝒈𝒖𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒎𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔 By Leki ChungdonLocal Government leaders are once again raising concerns over the lack of proper housing facilities for Gups and Mangmis, saying the issue has affected their ability to serve communities effectively. Many have urged the government to extend either a house rent …

…𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Leki Chungdon The Department of Surface Transport (DoST) team has begun dismantling Bailey bridge components to construct a temporary bridge over the Amochu River. The effort aims to restore road connectivity to Denchukha Gewog, which was cut off following the recent disaster. According to officials, the temporary …

…𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 By Kezang ChodenAs of October 31 this year, Bhutan exported a total of 29,163.5 metric tonnes of agricultural and non-wood forestry products to India, Bangladesh, Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong, the United States, France, and Thailand. The highest export of carrot from Phuentsholing was recorded in October with …

…𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒉𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒔 By Kezang Choden Pangolins, often called the world’s most trafficked mammals, are facing an alarming decline in population. Out of the eight known species of pangolins, three are now listed as critically endangered. Bhutan is home to two of these rare species, the Chinese Pangolin and the Indian …

…𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒓𝒃𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒅𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 By Kinzang Lhamo Consumers across the country continue to pay uneven prices for everyday essentials, according to the Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority’s (CCAA) October 2025 market surveillance report. The report highlights notable price differences in basic commodities, including rice, onions, cooking oil, and …

…𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆-𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 By Yeshi Dolma & Tashi Tshewang The three-day Kalachakra (Wheel of Time) Empowerment concluded at Changlimithang under the guidance of His Holiness the Je Khenpo, marking the completion of one of Bhutan’s most significant spiritual events. The empowerment offered deep teachings …

…𝒗𝒂𝒓𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 ByYeshi Dolma Winter has arrived later than usual across the country this year, drawing attention from local leaders who have observed unusual weather patterns in their regions. Frost, which normally appears by October, has yet to set in, with temperatures remaining …

…𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒚𝒎𝒃𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒎 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏’𝒔 𝒓𝒐𝒚𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒄𝒚. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒊𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝑱𝒂𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒚 2026, 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒆𝒙𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓. By Kinzang Lhamo The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) has unveiled a new series of polymer Ngultrum banknotes in commemoration of the 70th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth …